Set of 2 — Cable, Lifting ext 28/29ACF 397" - Hydra-Lift - 25109 — a direct-fit replacement lifting cable. Ordering the lifting cable from us gets you the OEM piece that matches the lift, not an aftermarket knock-off that is close but not the same.

Specifications

• Part number: ALS-7285-53 x2
• Type: Genuine OEM lifting cable

A cable is only as good as the sheave it rides. The two parts wear as a system: a grooved or wobbling sheave chews the cable, and a corded cable grinds a fresh sheave. That's why techs who pull a lift apart for one usually replace both, along with the small lock-release cable that trips the pawls. Swapping a cable onto worn sheaves just starts the failure clock over again.

Cable failure almost never happens all at once. A strand pops here, a groove wears oversize there, a sheave bushing walks out the side, and the cable starts cording where it turns. Left alone, the frayed section keeps losing strands until the day it lets go — usually with weight on the lift. That is the whole reason these tension parts get inspected and swapped on a schedule instead of run to failure.

Related parts for this lift

The parts below are commonly ordered alongside this one — cables, sheaves, seals, and hardware wear on similar schedules, and most repairs go faster when the whole set is done in one visit.

• Cable, Lifting 29 34' 4" - Hydra-Lift - 29010
• Cable, Lifting 31 32' 9" - Hydra-Lift - 31604
• Cable, Lifting 28 26' 8" - Hydra-Lift - 28109
• Cable, Lifting 48/58 36' 8.75" - Hydra-Lift - 48064
• Cable, Lifting 48/58 31' 9.5" - Hydra-Lift - 48063
• Cable, Lifting 48/58 16' 4.5" - Hydra-Lift - 48062

Replacing your lifting cable

A lock-release cable replacement is a quick job with a safety payoff: the new cable has to pull every pawl out of its ladder at the same time so the lift descends level. Route it, set the tension, and cycle the lift watching that all the locks release together. The exact routing and adjustment vary by lift, so walk through the full procedure before you rely on it. Full step-by-step: how to replace 2-post lift cables.

Find the right part for your lift

The surest way to get the right part is to work from your lift's own breakdown. open our parts lookup, choose your model, and every part is mapped on the drawing with its number and price. If you cannot find the model plate, our guide to finding your model number explains where each lift type hides it, and our phone line is open if you want a hand.

Signs a cable or sheave is worn out

Kinks are a hard stop. A cable that has ever been kinked has permanently damaged strands at the bend, even if it looks fine now, and it will fail there. Look for kinks, kinks that were straightened back out (you'll see a slight flat), and any spot where the cable rubbed a bracket and wore a shiny flat. Worn flats and kinks both condemn the cable.

Parts commonly replaced at the same time

The parts around this one tend to wear on the same clock — companion cables, the sheaves they run over, and the hardware that retains them. Bundling them into one order and one repair saves a second teardown. We keep the cross-references for your lift, so one call gets the whole set right.

Safety notes

Cables stretch and sheaves wear on a schedule; failures happen when someone stretches that schedule. Change tension parts as a set, confirm each cable is seated in every sheave before you tension it, and keep the safety locks in the loop the entire time you work — they are what stands between the load and the floor if something slips.

Before you order

Order the whole wear set, not just the one that failed — cables and sheaves age together, and doing them in one visit is cheaper than two. Have your model and serial ready so we can pull the right lengths and fittings for your lift, and ask if you want the companion parts added.

Ordering the right revision

Before this goes in the cart, grab two things off your lift: the model number and the serial number, both on the manufacturer's plate. The serial matters more than most people expect — lift makers revise components between production runs without renaming the lift, and the run your serial falls in determines which revision of this part is correct.

If you are working from a failed part rather than a plate, measure what you have and photograph how it mounts. Send that to us along with the lift brand, and we will check it against the same parts breakdowns our own techs use in the field before you commit to the order.

Why buy your lifting cable from Auto Lift Services

We install, inspect, and repair automotive lifts every week — the ALS-7285-53 x2 is a part we handle in the shop, not a random SKU we drop-ship. The phone answers if you have a question mid-install — call 800-674-9302 — and every part ships genuine, no aftermarket substitution unless you ask for it.